OK, this is almost certainly the last Halloween post for the year – not bad for a country where it’s not meant to be that big of a deal! I just really enjoy the creativity that Halloween inspires in some people, particularly the jack-o-lantern carvers (sure, computer-based patterns for carving have simplified the craft, but it’s still a lot of work).
Life
Happy Halloween
An open thread where you can discuss Halloween, or anything else you like. I always think that this minion looks too happy and playful to be an effective evil minion. Maybe that’s why he’s broken. ETA: there is a… Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Happy Halloween, folks! Today’s otter comes courtesy of my-hospitality.com. Adorable Lakes Aquarium otters, Mia and Smudge, soon got into the Halloween party spirit when their keepers decided to give them a different and appropriately themed seasonal challenge. The otters’ usual… Read More ›
Quandary
Do I tell the rest of the family* about the big box of chocolate I just got in the post, or do I squirrel it away as a stash to be raided at will for the next few months?
Brickbat – Sumo Salad Ad
It was on early this morning. The start was a take off of anti-smoking advertising “Every burger is doing you damage”. Then it showed a picture of a young woman’s bottom and waist with voiceover “this is a healthy woman”… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger: Are We Safe Yet?
Are we safe yet? Runner-up:
Quote for the day: sexual favouritism creates a hostile work environment
There’s a subset of sexual harassment called sexual favoritism that, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, can lead to a “hostile work environment,” often “creating an atmosphere that is demeaning to women.”
And that pretty much sums up my experience at Late Night with David Letterman.
Quickhit: Women have ‘same heart symptoms’
Don’t believe what you may have heard about women not having chest pain when they are having a heart attack
Otterday! And Open Thread
Today’s otter comes via World Zoo Today. She was rescued as a baby, injured and malnourished, near Milwaukie in Oregon, USA. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening… Read More ›
Quotes OTD: Self-Proclaimed Good Guy Who Simply Won’t Take No For An Answer
This is now eons old in internet time, but I love it anyway. It’s from one of the massive threads over at Shapely Prose where women spoke about why shouldn’t be guilted into “just being nice” to men who intrusively ignore their widely understood social signals of being busy/involved/uninterested as they are going about their day commuting, walking in a park, sitting in a cafe/bar or whatever.
Hoyden About Town 